Urbanism

News September 29, 2026

Hassell, part of GoFar Joint Venture, shortlisted for Australia’s first high speed rail station

Hassell has been shortlisted, as part of the GoFar Joint Venture, to help test and refine the design of Australia’s first high speed rail station in Gosford, NSW.

News September 23, 2026

Four of Australia’s biggest rail projects. One design firm: Hassell

A major rail project is a risk decision as much as a design one. Here’s what our clients say about the value of partnering with Hassell.

News September 13, 2026

Senior Living in Dense Cities shortlisted for RICS Hong Kong Awards 2026

Hassell’s joint white paper with Colliers, Senior Living in Dense Cities: Building Dignity and Choice, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the RICS Hong Kong Awards 2026 – Research Team of the Year.

News June 02, 2026

Hassell’s new Shanghai studio explores how design is rewriting the rules of the high-density city

Opening its new Park Avenue Central home, our Shanghai studio hosted ‘Connected Futures’ to explore how design can forge more resilient, sustainable, and economically viable cities.

Conversation

China’s GBA rail loop: Unifying the world’s first true megalopolis

To truly integrate the Greater Bay Area, Hassell’s Peter Morley argues that China must build its most ambitious rail project yet: a continuous loop through the world’s densest urban corridors.

News

Hassell joins Landcom to help shape a new kind of neighbourhood for East Lismore

Hassell is partnering with Landcom on a landmark opportunity to rethink what resilient, people-centred housing can look like in East Lismore.

News November 30, 2025

It’s here. Melbourne’s new Metro Tunnel is now open for service

The transformational Metro Tunnel Project is now open in Melbourne, Australia, this weekend with service commencing today, 30 November 2025.

News November 28, 2025

Hassell celebrates Metro Tunnel completion with Melbourne’s leaders

Hassell hosted a celebratory reception last night, Thursday November 27, at Melbourne’s historic Town Hall, overlooking the newly reimagined City Square, to mark the imminent public opening of the Victorian Government’s Metro Tunnel Project.

Research

Design Horizons

Design Horizons, a new foresight platform by Hassell, uncovers macro sustainability trends that we believe will influence the design industry and broader built environment in the years ahead — and what we must do to prepare.

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Park Avenue Central (PAC)

Set in the heart of Shanghai, Park Avenue Central creates a green haven in the city and sets a new standard in sustainable mixed-use developments.

CONVERSATION

Three cities, three metros: The changing role of urban transport design in Australia

Australia’s new metro projects are reshaping more than just transit networks; they’re reimagining how urban areas link vital corridors, strengthen communities, and embed First Nations heritage into the heart of our cities.

Research

The Future of Retail

In Asia and the Middle East, the reinvention of retail is unfolding at breakneck speed. Our latest research report, The Future of Retail delves into the trends, ideas and innovations reshaping how — and why — we shop.

Tam Dao

Tanya Golitschenko

Conversation

Everyone needs an address: solving the housing crisis

Our Making More Homes roundtable and installation at Perth Design Week highlighted Australia’s housing crisis and demonstrated the potential of collaboration to drive meaningful change.

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